Extended Analytical Physics 1, 750:115
Fall Semester 2015
Course Web Home Page:
http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~brahmia/115/
This is the most important tool for knowing what is going on in this course. You should be checking it
several times a week.
Staff:
Lecturer:
Suzanne Brahmia
Tel. 848 445 8757
Email: brahmia@physics.rutgers.edu
Workshop Leaders:
Caitlin Carpenter
Anna Wright
Marianne Vanier
Email: carpenter@physics.rutgers.edu
Email: awright@physics.rutgers.edu
Email: mmdvanier@gmail.com
Required Materials:
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Physics The First Science by Lindenfeld and White Brahmia (ISBN 978-0-8135-4937-8)
available at the Rutgers Bookstore ($72 new). I will post the chapters for FREE in pdf form. Can
be rented or purchased USED for considerably less than new, for example:
http://www.amazon.com/Physics-First-Science-Peter-Lindenfeld/dp/081354937X
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Online Homework system: Available online at WebAssign.net (for $29.95 each semester.)
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iClicker transmitter, available at the Rutgers Bookstore (you will be using this both this year and
next year in physics, and perhaps in other courses.)
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SCIENTIFIC calculator (not graphing, not programmable; available at Target, Walmart, Rutgers
bookstore etc. for ~$10). This is the only calculator you need as a practicing engineer. Buy solar,
it will last for a very long time. Required, or else you’ll do all calculations on exams by hand.
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Three-ring binder , at least 1½”, to keep your course handouts and activities in the binder (there
will be a lot).
Pretesting and Postesting
All of the engineering students are being tested in their core courses this fall at the beginning of the
semester and again at the end of the semester. These data will be used to improve your learning experiences
in these courses and in your future courses.
There is one in-class paper test and one online survey that you must take during the first week of classes as
pretests, and again at the end of the semester as post tests. So you will need to complete four tests in all –
two at the beginning (one in class, one online) and two at the end of the semester (one in class, one online)
in order to receive credit for having taken the tests.
The online survey takes about 20 mins, must be completed by 9/11/15 and can be accessed at:
https://secure.rutgers.edu/secureforms/Forms/Physics_Survey/
If you miss the in class test, you will find make up times posted o the course web page. If you don’t take
the tests it will count against you in your course grade, and if you do it will help your course grade –
regardless of how well you do on the tests. If you don’t want your data to be included, please see the
informed consent on the course web page regarding your rights to not have your data included in this study.
Structure of the Course:
This course follows a weekly cycle that starts on Tuesdays.
• Each activity feeds into the next.
• There is a WebAssign Reading Quiz on Tuesdays before the first lecture of the cycle.
• You’ll work on the WebAssign Homework all week and submit it by Friday, well before the
Summary Problem session on Monday
• Office hours and study groups are available outside of class, in addition to RLC tutoring, to help
you with the WebAssign activities.
Reading →
(Quiz on WebAssign
to be completed by
12 noon on
Tuesdays)
Tuesday →
Lecture .
Physics
Lecture Hall
.
.
Workshop →
(Weds/Thurs) . .
Serin 130. . .
Thursday →
Lecture .
Physics
Lecture Hall .
.
WebAssign →
Homework due
(Friday)
Reading Assignments and Guided Review
The reading assignments are all in your textbook, with two supplemental assignments. Much of the reading
is in the form of Example Problems that you should actively work through. At the end of the chapter you’ll
find the Guided Review problems that couple directly to the Examples in the chapter; completing them
allows you to better understand the examples. Your reading quizzes will be completed online at
WebAssign by TUESDAY at NOON and the questions will be selected from the Guided Review
questions. The lowest 3 reading quiz grades will be dropped at the end of the semester to allow for the
occasional mishap in time management or life in general.
Reading Completed by
Reading pages
Guided Review
9/3/14
1-8
Ch 1: 1,2
9/8/14
16-25; 33-40
Ch 2: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Ch3: 1,2,3,4,5
9/15/14
40-46
Ch 3: 6,7,8,9,10,11
9/22/14
46-49; 63-67
Ch 3. 12,13
Ch 4: 5,6,7,8
10/6/14
57-68
Ch 4:1,2,3,4,5
10/13/14
68-71;75-76
Ch 4: 9,10,11,12,
10/20/14
26-28; 70-71;75-76
Ch 4: 13,14,15,16,17
10/27/14
77-78, proj motion
Ch 4: 23, 24
supplement
11/3/14
90-101
Ch 5: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
11/17/14
71-74
Ch 4: 18
11/24/14
103-116
Ch 6: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
12/1/14
117-125
Ch 6: 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20,21,22,23
Lecture
Coming prepared to lecture is required for this course. Preparation means completing the required reading
before Tuesday lectures. The lectures are interactive. You are required to purchase an iClicker in order to
participate in lecture; a portion of your course grade is determined by your participation in lecture.
Workshop Meeting Times: (Serin W130)
Section
Section Meeting times
Instructor
R1
M Th 10:20-11:40 AM
Marianne Vanier
R2
M Th 12:00-1:20 PM
Marianne Vanier
R3
M W 1:40-3:00 PM
Caitlin Carpenter
R4
M W 3:20-4:40 PM
Caitlin Carpenter
R5
M W5:00-6:20 PM
Anna Wright
R6
M W 6:40-8:00 PM
Anna Wright
Learning Assistant
Charlton Thompson
Trent Handlovsky
Ian Singer
Emily Lopez
Chioma Ekedede
Meera Dhawan
Summary
Problems
(Monday)
Serin 130
Workshop:
The Workshop Activity takes place during the recitation that meets either on Wednesday or Thursday
(depending on your schedule.) There you will work collaboratively and will have an oral quiz at the end of
the recitation meeting. In the case of emergency you can make up a missed Workshop the same week
during a different recitation, but you must get permission from Suzanne Brahmia BEFORE you can attend
a different recitation time. A Workshop cannot be made up after 3rd period on Thursday of the week in
which it is assigned, but the lowest score will be dropped when calculating your final grade. In general, at
least 30% of the exam questions are based on the Workshop activities.
Homework and Office Hours
Physics is a problem-based discipline, you must do the homework in order to learn the material.
The textbook homework assignments should be started during the week in which the material is discussed
in lecture. This homework will be submitted online at: http://webassign.net/
The course staff will hold office hours during the week in ARC 332. Please come and get any questions
you have answered; this time is your time. Instructor’s office hours are posted on the course website. We
will not be using recitation time to go over homework, it is your responsibility to seek help on the
homework during office hours, study groups of campus tutoring. You are welcome to attend the office
hours of ANY instructor to get help. The homework is due electronically; the deadline is Friday at 11:59
PM (but can be submitted anytime before then). NO HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE.
Summary Problem Session:
The Summary Problem session takes place during the Monday recitation. In this session you will be
working on problems that summarize the previous week’s work. You can make up missed Summary
Problems on the same Monday (only) during any other regularly scheduled recitation meeting, but you
must get permission from Suzanne Brahmia BEFORE you can attend a different recitation time. These
problems cannot be made up after Monday but the lowest score will be dropped when calculating your final
grade. In general, at least 30% of the exam questions are based on the Summary problem activities.
Study Groups: You can register for an additional 1-credit study group that meets weekly and is led by one
of the Lead Learning Assistants from this course. Look for an announcement in your email and in lecture
about this. The available times are:
LEARNING ASSISTANT
Chioma Ekedede
Trent Handlovsky
Emily Lopez
STUDY GROUP
T 12:00 PM - 1:20 pm
T 3:20-4:40 pm
Th 8:10-9:30 pm
LOCATION
SERC 106
ARC 328
SERC 106
The Math and Science Learning Center Tutoring:
The MSLC is an innovative facility to assist students studying physics and related subjects. There you can
find RLC tutoring for a variety of math and science courses, including this one. You can come find your
colleagues and get answered any questions you may have. Please visit: http://mslc.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Learning Centers:
The Rutgers Learning Centers (RLC) can provide you with assistance with academic coaching, test anxiety,
test-taking strategies, or one-on-one tutoring in many subjects. http://rlc.rutgers.edu
Students with Disabilities:
If you have a disability, you are urged to speak to the course supervisor early in the semester to make the
necessary arrangements to support a successful learning experience. Also, you must arrange for the course
supervisor to receive a letter from your College's Disabilities Concerns Coordinator verifying that you have
a disability. A list of the College Coordinators can be found at:
http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ugrad/disabilities.html
Grading:
Policy on Cheating: You are encouraged to work with others in this course but the work you turn in must
be YOUR work in YOUR words. If the work on your paper is the same as that of anyone else in the class,
your College Dean will be notified and you will receive a “0” for the assignment. This means that if
someone copies your work or you copy someone’s work, both papers will receive zeros. A zero on an
exam will result in you failing this course, and possible expulsion from the University.
Your course grades are determined by the following:
Hourly Exams (2):
There will be two common hourly exams that
will be held in class from 1:40 – 3:00 PM. The maximum score on each
exam is 100 points.
EXAM POLICY: Bring a pencil and a scientific calculator. You
will not be permitted to bring anything else to the exams. The
exam formula sheet is available on the course web page and will be
provided to you at the exam.
Hourly Exam/Oral
Presentation
Grading Scale:
83-100
77-82
71-76
65-70
60-64
54-59
0-53
Design Practicals and Presentation (1): There are three experimental
design practicals during the semester that your group will prepare together in
class. At the end of the semester you and your group will prepare a 5 minute
oral presentation on one of the design practicals. The design practicals and
presentation are graded out of a total of 50 points.
Final (1):
Maximum score is 200 points, double that of a single hourly exam. The exam
policy stated above is also followed for the final exam
Recitation Grade (Maximum score 330 points):
Homework
50 points
Summary Probs
150 points
Workshops
80 points
Reading Quizzes
25 points
Pre/Post Completion
15 points
Participation
10 points
Participation Score:
At the end of the semester your TA will award you a participation grade based on your activity and
engagement in recitation and participation on iclicker questions in lecture. This grade also depends on how
well you function within your group as a team member.
Course Grade: (Maximum 780 points)
Course Grading Scale:
647-780
600-646
554-599
508-553
468-507
421-467
0-420
A
B+
B
C+
C
D
F
A
B+
B
C+
C
D
F